Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, ...

Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept attack that can unlock BitLocker-protected Windows 11 drives within minutes on systems that remain exposed to a legacy Secure Boot trust path, ...

You switched on your PC. But instead of your desktop, you see a blue screen asking for a BitLocker recovery key when you haven’t even locked your drive. You don’t know how that happened, and it feels ...

Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out mitigations for YellowKey, a recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability leading to BitLocker bypass. The issue, now tracked as CVE-2026-45585 (CVSS score of 6.8), can be ...

We have talked about the BitLocker feature, where we’ve mentioned the BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool. This tool is currently not available for download on Windows 11/10/Server. However, if you still ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released a mitigation for a BitLocker bypass vulnerability named YellowKey following its public disclosure last week. The zero-day flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-45585, carries a ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A security researcher going by the alias Nightmare-Eclipse has uncovered a zero-day exploit they describe as one of the most insane discoveries ever, ...

The recent publication of a BitLocker bypass vulnerability reminds us that encryption strength will only be as secure as the recovery methods associated with it. There are two publicly disclosed ...

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.

A disgruntled security researcher this week publicly disclosed two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows that enable BitLocker bypass and privilege escalation. BitLocker, Windows’ built-in full-volume ...

Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known online as Nightmare-Eclipse, has disclosed two new Windows zero-day exploits named YellowKey and GreenPlasma. The vulnerabilities target BitLocker ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. A friend called me on a Sunday afternoon. His HP laptop had stopped booting. The display had locked up behind a ...